Nonstop flight route between Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia and Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS), Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia and Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF), Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,313 miles (or 16,598 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) and Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) and Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS):

• To allow jet aircraft such as the Douglas DC8 and the Boeing 707 to operate from Bali, it was necessary to extend the runway westward into the sea as any potential eastern extension of the runway was by now blocked by the expansion of the local fishing village.
• The earlier extension of the runway subsequently caused disruption of natural sand flow along the coast.
• Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The International terminal has a Balinese architectural theme and has separate departure and arrival halls.
• Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) handled 12,780,563 passengers last year.
• In 1949 a Terminal building and other aviation facilities were constructed and a simple wooden flight control tower was erected.
• Because of Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA)'s relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The furthest airport from Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) is El Tigre Airport (ELX), which is nearly antipodal to Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (meaning Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Tigre Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,946 kilometers) away in El Tigre, Venezuela.
• The closest airport to Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) is Blimbingsari Airport (BWX), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of DPS.
• In October 2010 former vice president Jusuf Kalla proposed a massive overhaul of the airport's facilities.
• In 1942 the airstrip was in use to stage fighter and bomber operations and received bombing damage from Japanese forces.
• In addition to being known as "Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA)", other names for DPS include "Bandar Udara Internasional Ngurah Rai (NRIA)" and "WADD formerly WRRR".

Facts about Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF):

• Due to lack of a lighting system on the runway, the airport was closed between 2007 and 2010.
• In addition to being known as "Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport", another name for MVF is "Aeroporto Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado".
• The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
• The furthest airport from Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (meaning Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,051 miles (19,393 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
• The airport is located 4 km from downtown Mossoró.
• Because of Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport's relatively low elevation of 77 feet, planes can take off or land at Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The closest airport to Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) NW of MVF.
• Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) currently has only 1 runway.